Alan Dargan

Biographic Data

ID4871602
NAMEAlan Dargan
GIVEN NAMESAlan
FAMILY NAMEDargan
SIGNATUREDARGAN A
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Kent
ORCID0000-0002-8963-3802
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS4
TOTAL CITATIONS8
WORKS AS AUTHOR4
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Interventions to Facilitate Access to Long-Term Care for Community-Dwelling Older Adults

    Open AccessJinbao Zhang, Alan Dargan et al.ARTICLEResearch on Aging2026

    Accessing long-term care can be challenging due to complex care systems. This study aimed to identify evidence on interventions designed to improve access to long-term care for community-dwelling older adults. A systematic search of five databases identified 16 studies published between 2013 and 2023. Interventions were categorized into four types: early identification (n = 6), integrated care (n = 5), partnership (n = 2), and other (n = 3). Comm…

  • Developing a framework for reflection on policy-relevant care research using a study of older adults’ food and drink care-related needs

    Open AccessStacey Rand, Lavinia Bertini et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Care and…2023References: 1

    In this paper, we explore the challenges associated with public, professional and policy engagement. These relate to a study of the food and drink care-related needs of older community-dwelling adults using social care services. However, we will describe the issues around the following framework, which could be applied to other studies as a tool for reflection, especially for planning knowledge exchange, impact and engagement activities: \n\nStud…

  • The scope of safety in English older adult care homes

    Open AccessNick Smith, Stacey Rand et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Adult Protection2022Cited by: 1References: 7

    Purpose This paper aims to explore the content of Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SARs) from older adult care homes to understand how safety is understood and might be measured in practice. Design/methodology/approach SARs relevant to older adult care homes from 2015 onwards were identified via the Social Care Institute of Excellence SARs library. Using thematic analysis, initial inductive coding was mapped to a health-derived safety framework, the S…

  • Reflections on the Use of Synchronous Online Focus Groups in Social Care Research

    Open AccessJolie R Keemink, Rebecca J Sharp et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022Cited by: 7References: 53

    Focus groups are an extensively employed research method for the collection of qualitative data. Recent developments in teleconferencing platforms have produced a substantial increase in online research, including online focus groups. The current study is the first to discuss methodological reflections on the conduct of online focus groups in adult social care research. Previously reported research on the use of online focus groups in healthcare …